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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 65.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2018-06-12 | 2015-07-16 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 8.46 x 4.88 x 0.31 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 11.64 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-T628 MP4 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 4800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a score of 75.5, which is better than Huawei MediaPad M2's 65.5 overall score. These devices use Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a more recent 8.0 Oreo version and Huawei MediaPad M2 has Android 5.1 Lollipop. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 construction is a lot newer, just a little bit lighter and a little thinner than Huawei MediaPad M2.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a bit better processing unit than Huawei MediaPad M2, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also has more RAM. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a little sharper screen than Huawei MediaPad M2, because it has a quite bigger screen, a better 1600 x 2560 pixels resolution and a greater display density.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Huawei MediaPad M2, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 shoots much better photographs and videos than Huawei MediaPad M2, because it has a camera with way more mega pixels.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with just a bit longer battery duration than Huawei MediaPad M2, because it has a 6% larger battery capacity.
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